Europe’s emancipation from the US is the only alternative

The international rule of law and economic order, as it was shaped after World War II and strengthened after the Cold War, is a thing of the past. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his now famous speech at the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, spoke of a “rupture” with the past and not just  transitional period in the international system, and urged US allies to take matters into their own hands.